Anthony M. Kennedy & First Amendment Newsletter
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From Adams to Trump: Presidents push the boundaries of the First Amendment
13 Dec 2025 11:17 GMT
… First Amendment.”
In May, Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment … Act and the First Amendment.”
Universities and free … Supreme Court heard a case alleging the Biden administration violated First Amendment … case’s majority—Anthony Kennedy—is still living, …
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The Supreme Court Gets An Earful About How It Screwed Up Campaign Finance Law
10 Dec 2025 13:38 GMT
… core First Amendment speech rights and flew in the face of recent Supreme Court … favorite super PAC,” Francisco argued.
Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas … central claim made by then-Justice Anthony Kennedy to justify Citizens United that …
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Supreme Court campaign spending sparks reform push
04 Dec 2025 20:33 GMT
… on campaign spending violated the First Amendment’s guarantees of freedom of … wrote.
Nonetheless, the 2000 Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates, then-Milwaukee County Judge … required Benjamin to recuse. However, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 2009 opinion added that …
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Unlimited donations, weak recusal rules led to record Wisconsin Supreme Court spending
04 Dec 2025 12:01 GMT
… on campaign spending violated the First Amendment’s guarantees of freedom … Benjamin to recuse. However, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 2009 opinion added that … share of Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign expenses
Total Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign expense …
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Kim Davis Fines Top $360,000 as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Same-Sex Marriage Case
11 Nov 2025 05:56 GMT
… Hodges case. The US Supreme Court ruled that under the … personal liability citing the First Amendment's protection of … religion.
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Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy penned the majority opinion … marriages. Had the Supreme Court ruled in favour of …
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Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage ruling
11 Nov 2025 02:47 GMT
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Davis argued that the First Amendment’s protection of religious … to the Constitution.”
The Supreme Court that decided Obergefell in … from today’s bench. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the key swing vote … LGBTQ+ people.”
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Davis’s …
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US Supreme Court declines to revisit same-sex marriage decision
11 Nov 2025 02:50 GMT
… court order.
Davis asked the Supreme Court to reconsider Obergefell v. … that, in this instance, her First Amendment rights could not be violated … Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the landmark opinion.
Several organizations celebrated the Supreme Court’s …
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U.S. Supreme Court won't revisit same-sex marriage ruling
11 Nov 2025 01:24 GMT
… when the Supreme Court will overturn Obergefell.”
Today’s Supreme Court is far more … Davis appeal.
Justice Kennedy was critical swing vote
Justice Anthony Kennedy was the key … her, she argued that the First Amendment’s religious protections should shield …
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Who Is Kim Davis? Ex-Clerk Who Refused Gay Marriage Licences Loses Supreme Court Appeal
10 Nov 2025 21:26 GMT
… same-sex couples following the Supreme Court's landmark decision in … the Supreme Court sought not only to overturn that verdict by claiming First Amendment … dissent when Obergefell was decided. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the soaring opinion …
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
10 Nov 2025 17:09 GMT
… -4, with now-retired conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy joined by four liberal justices … . Kennedy wrote in the decision that … in March that under Supreme Court precedent, the First Amendment protects only private conduct …